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Meaning of 巧立名目

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巧 qiǎo 立 lì 名 míng 目 mù
to fabricate excuses (idiom); to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
Related Words
Antonyms: 实事求是
Example Sentences
1
第二句说有些政府部门千方百计巧立名目来捞钱
。
Some government departments try in a hundred and one ways to collect money by inventing different names.
2
只有以上费用
,
如果还有其他巧立名目的费用
,
那一定是骗钱了
。
Above only charges, if there are all sorts of other costs, it has to be a Pianqian.
3
另一种则是别人生病
,
他们巧立名目收费
,
而不过是用传统方法治病
。
Another is to tell people they are sick, then offer them a traditional cure for an outlandish sum.
4
同时
,
伊朗人巧立名目
(
包括间谍指控
)
,
把数名美国人当作未宣明的人质
。
The Iranians, meanwhile, hold several U.S. citizens as undeclared hostages under various pretexts, including allegations of spying.
5
也就是说
,
各级政府机关
,
除了必要的规费以外
,
不允许巧立名目
,
向人民群众收费
。
That is to say, except for some necessary and prescribed fees, the government institutions at various levels are not allowed to levy various charges or fees on the people in various kinds of names.